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ICE AGENTS CLAIM RIGHT TO BREAK INTO HOMES WITHOUT JUDICIAL WARRANTS IN VIOLATION OF THE 4th AMENDMENT
As reported today by the Associated Press, ICE agents are now claiming that they have the right to use force to break into homes to arrest residents without a warrant signed by a judge.
The Fourth Amendment provides:
“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”
It is settled law, as proclaimed by the U.S. Supreme Court, federal courts and state courts throughout the land that such warrants to enter homes by force must be signed by judges, and not mere civil servants or other administrative functionaries.
Whistleblower Aid, a non-profit legal organization, stated that it represents two anonymous U.S. government officials who have revealed “a secretive - and seemingly unconstitutional - policy directive.” This directive was in the form of an ICE memo that states that their officers can forcibly enter homes and arrest immigrants using just a signed administrative warrant known as an I-205. While it provides guidelines to first seek either permission to enter the home or attempt to draw the subject out of the home, such failure may be followed by forcibly entering the home to search for and arrest the subject.
Under this directive, who is authorized to issue these “administrative warrants” that are used to displace judges?: civil service functionaries or other administrative personnel within the Department of Homeland Security, the Secretary of which is - you guessed it- Kristi Noem.
One of the whistleblowers within ICE had been allowed to view the memo only in the presence of a supervisor and then had to give it back. That person was not allowed to take notes. A whistleblower was able to access the memo and lawfully disclose it to Congress, according to Whistleblower Aid. While the memo is addressed to all ICE personnel, it has been shown only to “select DHS officials” who then shared it with some employees who were told to read it and return it. The memo was signed by the acting director of ICE, Todd Lyons, and dated May 12, 2025. According to the whistleblowers’ account, newly hired ICE officers are being told they can rely solely on these administrative warrants to enter homes by force to make arrests even though that conflicts with written Homeland Security training materials.
As each day passes, ICE’s tactics and ruthlessness look more and more like Himmler’s Gestapo.
Move over childless cat ladies there’s a new broad in town by Jennifer Weiss-Wolf was an excellent piece. She nailed it! Misogynistic men are afraid of smart strong women who stand their ground!
Can you please use this platform to encourage the Democrats in House and Senate NOT to negotiate witj the current regime? Democratic support for this regime will kill grass roots efforts for those who fight daily- thank you.
Katie Phang, Justice Kav did not ask questions about evidence or constitutionality. Instead he chose questions to cover himself with his buddies in case he needs to rule in a way they don't like. He can now tell them that he just wants to protect them from the Democrats using his rulings against them in future, instead of telling them they were wrong in the first place and to do better next time and to honor the independence of the Fed Reserve Board.
As a Judge, Justice Kav's job is to call people out and get them to do right by society, or by the Law that the People set up in the first place. Not to posture with good old boys. Nor to convince them that they are not being out but are just being protected from future actions against them in 2029 or 2033. His job is to be a Judge for the People's present, not a strategist for the good old boys' future.
When I read the "Evening roundup..." as an email on Macintosh Mail v16.0, there are not horizontal separators between the articles, and it is not possible to easily distinguish between where one article ends and the next one begins. I suggest that The Contrarian add better separation between articles.
ICE AGENTS CLAIM RIGHT TO BREAK INTO HOMES WITHOUT JUDICIAL WARRANTS IN VIOLATION OF THE 4th AMENDMENT
As reported today by the Associated Press, ICE agents are now claiming that they have the right to use force to break into homes to arrest residents without a warrant signed by a judge.
The Fourth Amendment provides:
“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”
It is settled law, as proclaimed by the U.S. Supreme Court, federal courts and state courts throughout the land that such warrants to enter homes by force must be signed by judges, and not mere civil servants or other administrative functionaries.
Whistleblower Aid, a non-profit legal organization, stated that it represents two anonymous U.S. government officials who have revealed “a secretive - and seemingly unconstitutional - policy directive.” This directive was in the form of an ICE memo that states that their officers can forcibly enter homes and arrest immigrants using just a signed administrative warrant known as an I-205. While it provides guidelines to first seek either permission to enter the home or attempt to draw the subject out of the home, such failure may be followed by forcibly entering the home to search for and arrest the subject.
Under this directive, who is authorized to issue these “administrative warrants” that are used to displace judges?: civil service functionaries or other administrative personnel within the Department of Homeland Security, the Secretary of which is - you guessed it- Kristi Noem.
One of the whistleblowers within ICE had been allowed to view the memo only in the presence of a supervisor and then had to give it back. That person was not allowed to take notes. A whistleblower was able to access the memo and lawfully disclose it to Congress, according to Whistleblower Aid. While the memo is addressed to all ICE personnel, it has been shown only to “select DHS officials” who then shared it with some employees who were told to read it and return it. The memo was signed by the acting director of ICE, Todd Lyons, and dated May 12, 2025. According to the whistleblowers’ account, newly hired ICE officers are being told they can rely solely on these administrative warrants to enter homes by force to make arrests even though that conflicts with written Homeland Security training materials.
As each day passes, ICE’s tactics and ruthlessness look more and more like Himmler’s Gestapo.
Katie Phang's overview of the Supreme Court discussions was priceless. Thank you, Katie!
I am a swiss living in switzerland thank god-
I saw trumps speech in davos yesterday. it was awful the usual blablabla
he is a terrible person, rude,unqualified for his job. uneducated and is ruining your country
I suggest to get rid of him as soon as possible
Move over childless cat ladies there’s a new broad in town by Jennifer Weiss-Wolf was an excellent piece. She nailed it! Misogynistic men are afraid of smart strong women who stand their ground!
[NYT 1/22/26] Jack Smith: "if we do not hold the most powerful people in our society to the standards of the rule of the law, it can be catastrophic”
Resist demented, depraved MAGA gangster authoritarianism! Vote Sane #VoteBlue!
Can you please use this platform to encourage the Democrats in House and Senate NOT to negotiate witj the current regime? Democratic support for this regime will kill grass roots efforts for those who fight daily- thank you.
Hi there! We are on the same page. Jen released a column this morning addressing this: https://contrarian.substack.com/p/so-you-want-to-run-for-president
Katie Phang, Justice Kav did not ask questions about evidence or constitutionality. Instead he chose questions to cover himself with his buddies in case he needs to rule in a way they don't like. He can now tell them that he just wants to protect them from the Democrats using his rulings against them in future, instead of telling them they were wrong in the first place and to do better next time and to honor the independence of the Fed Reserve Board.
As a Judge, Justice Kav's job is to call people out and get them to do right by society, or by the Law that the People set up in the first place. Not to posture with good old boys. Nor to convince them that they are not being out but are just being protected from future actions against them in 2029 or 2033. His job is to be a Judge for the People's present, not a strategist for the good old boys' future.
When I read the "Evening roundup..." as an email on Macintosh Mail v16.0, there are not horizontal separators between the articles, and it is not possible to easily distinguish between where one article ends and the next one begins. I suggest that The Contrarian add better separation between articles.
Hi DJL - we will check with Substack on this. We believe it is computer dependent, so there may be a setting on your computer to turn on.